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by Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967)

Det flammar en eld där vi stå
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Det flammar en eld där vi stå 
i sotet med nackar som nicka. 
Vi släpa och slita och slå 
och hamra och hacka och sticka.
Åhi, tralala, 
åho, det går bra, 
åhej, håll i och dra, 
det är långt till mat och dricka.

Och bälgarna blåsa i kapp, 
och ugnarna steka och skålla. 
Vi svettas vid kran och tapp. 
Vi trampa som djur i en fålla. 
Åhi, tralala, 
åho, det går bra, 
åhej, håll i och dra, 
så länge ben och armar hålla.

Hör hjulen och visslornas rop 
och hatet som dunkar i hopen,
men allting tar slut i en grop, 
och ändan på visan är snopen. 
Åhi, tralala, 
åho, det går bra, 
åhej, håll i och dra,
så dra vi oss fram till gropen.

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Confirmed with Bo Bergman, Valda Dikter, Tredje Upplagan, Stockholm, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1923, pages 158-159.


Text Authorship:

  • by Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967), "Arbetare", appears in Valda Dikter [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "Vid ässjorna", 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Tre Dikter av Bo Bergman, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "Arbetare", 1915 [ voice and piano ], from Sex visor, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-10-14
Line count: 24
Word count: 125

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